KAZAN, Russia - Katie Ledecky stood on the podium, a gold medal slung around her neck. After leaving rivals in her wake in the pool, she was alone smiling on the top spot while the other medalists departed.]]>

Sun, 02 Aug 2015 14:02:27 -0400Shell to cut jobs to cope with long period of cheap oilhttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/8293964fb58c4abca41784459345aad0/EU--Britain-Earns-Shell8293964fb58c4abca41784459345aad0-EU--Britain-Earns-Shell-1438254073

LONDON - Royal Dutch Shell announced deep cuts to jobs and investment on Thursday as the global energy giant prepares for a prolonged period of low oil prices.]]>

UNITED NATIONS - Russia on Wednesday vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution that would set up an international criminal court to prosecute those responsible for shooting down a Malaysia Airlines plane over Ukraine a year ago.]]>

Wed, 29 Jul 2015 18:53:25 -0400Putin: Russia will oppose international tribunal for MH17http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/cab0327ed87b44bea95c71e951a48562/EU--Russia-MH17cab0327ed87b44bea95c71e951a48562-EU--Russia-MH17-1438168570MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin has indicated that Moscow will veto a U.N. Security Council resolution to set up an international criminal court to prosecute those responsible for shooting down a Malaysia Airlines plane over Ukraine a year ago.]]>Wed, 29 Jul 2015 07:16:10 -0400Russia considers ban on import of Dutch flowershttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/e992a506931749f09f5cb783fe49d2bd/EU--Russia-Dutch-Flowerse992a506931749f09f5cb783fe49d2bd-EU--Russia-Dutch-Flowers-1438023484MOSCOW - Russia says it is considering banning imports of cut flowers from The Netherlands, a move that would aggravate tensions between the two countries already at odds over the downing of flight MH17.]]>Mon, 27 Jul 2015 14:58:04 -0400The Latest: Tour chief: Flat stage key in battle of climbershttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/33c19b9450344511bdfcfa0b7376cbd3/CYC--Tour-de-France-The-Latest33c19b9450344511bdfcfa0b7376cbd3-CYC--Tour-de-France-The-Latest-1437943527

MIAMI GARDENS, Florida - The extraordinary arc of Michaela DePrince's life has taken her from African war orphan to international ballerina and cultural heroine. And on a recent weekday morning, in a small dance studio in a Miami Gardens strip mall, she is teaching determination and hope to 10 aspiring young dancers, along with how to hold their arms and point their feet.]]>

AMSTERDAM - Dick Nanninga, a former Netherlands striker who scored in the 1978 World Cup final, has died, Dutch club Roda JC said. He was 66.]]>

Wed, 22 Jul 2015 13:56:12 -0400US going to Uzbekistan in Davis Cup playoffs, Swiss vs Dutchhttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/f073311588884811ae5bf506d1351b17/TEN--Davis-Cup-Playoffsf073311588884811ae5bf506d1351b17-TEN--Davis-Cup-Playoffs-1437476717LONDON - The United States will travel to Uzbekistan for the first time among some tough away trips in the Davis Cup World Group playoffs in September.]]>Tue, 21 Jul 2015 07:05:17 -0400Dutch economist wins US appeals court rulinghttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/21712425c9be48e089ccfcb80abec9d7/NY--Economist-Stalking-Case21712425c9be48e089ccfcb80abec9d7-NY--Economist-Stalking-Case-1437172144NEW YORK - A Dutch academic seeking to sue a Citigroup economist for defamation after being charged with stalking him has gotten a U.S. appeals court's permission to gather evidence for a planned case in the Netherlands.]]>Fri, 17 Jul 2015 18:29:04 -0400Dutch, Ukrainians, Australians mark year since MH17 downinghttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/6cb0f1c2e1c64dbdba8d1ee70f6a69f4/EU--Ukraine-MH17-Anniversary6cb0f1c2e1c64dbdba8d1ee70f6a69f4-EU--Ukraine-MH17-Anniversary-1437147810

NIEUWEGEIN, Netherlands - Her voice cracking with emotion, Asmaa Aljuned delivered a parting message Friday that her late husband never got to tell passengers on Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 a year ago.]]>

KEREM SHALOM CROSSING, Israel - The Dutch foreign minister has inaugurated a security scanner that he says will increase the truckloads of supplies that enter Gaza from Israel and speed up efforts to rebuild the territory.]]>

ROTTERDAM, Netherlands - On their son Bryce's birthday this year, Silene Fredriksz-Hoogzand and her husband Rob went to a Dutch air base, watched pall bearers solemnly unload seven coffins from a military cargo plane and wondered if they contained parts of the remains of Bryce or his girlfriend Daisy Oehlers.]]>

UTRECHT, Netherlands - On the very first day of the Tour de France, Vincenzo Nibali's Astana team found itself at the heart of another controversy after allowing one of its riders to start the race despite questions raised over his testing results.]]>

THE HAGUE, Netherlands - Dutch police conducted mass arrests overnight, detaining about 200 people for ignoring a ban on public assembly in a neighborhood hit by late-night rioting after the death of a man in police custody.]]>

Fri, 03 Jul 2015 11:59:25 -0400Dutch back UN tribunal for Malaysia Airlines crashhttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/fe92d655e0474ece8d083f00f50fd32f/EU--MH17-Crashfe92d655e0474ece8d083f00f50fd32f-EU--MH17-Crash-1435931524AMSTERDAM - Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte says he supports moves to set up an international tribunal to prosecute those responsible for shooting down a Malaysian Airlines plane over Ukraine last year.]]>Fri, 03 Jul 2015 09:52:04 -0400